Sunday, May 29, 2011

Friday, my sister's little dog Abigail became violently ill.By Saturday morning, she was gone. It happened so fast they didn't have time to react or think.

Sometimes things happen so fast, they leave you breathless. I always think that during these times, God is being merciful in His wisdom and that there is a reason things happened so fast.

I know in my heart, that was what happened to Abigail. She was here one moment and gone the next.She was fine and bouncy...jumping on furniture, eager to be loved and to love. But by evening, she was so sick, they had to rush her to the emergency vet clinic.

Abigail had been ill earlier this month with tummy troubles but that was because of her food allergies. When it started up again, they took her to the vet but nothing else seemed out of the ordinary...just tummy troubles. The ER vet ran some non routine tests and discovered sweet Abigail was sick beyond belief......with tumors on her lungs.

God in His mercy took a terrible decision away from Sheri and Phil because he gave them time to say goodbye, but then took Abigail quietly away.

Sweet Abigail, you have been truly loved, will be woefully missed and are irreplaceable in the hearts of those of us who loved you.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Gunter made good on his promise to behave. Its been almost a year sincethis day....and he hadn't done anything bad...

Until yesterday.Matt and I were on our way out to the library and Gunter begged and begged to go. He said he wanted to check out the Gnome book in the kids section to see if they got all the facts right.

We took him with us and sure enough, he sat right down with the book and said to pick him up on the way out. It took Matt and I about 10 minutes to get what we wanted and then to check out.

Then we went to get Gunter.

We couldn't find him. We looked everywhere. They were doing some construction so I was afraid we would NEVER find him. I was really starting to get worried but then we heard giggling...Gunter giggling....and kiddies pointing!

where did he get a dime for the photocopy machine? NO idea.....and exactly WHAT does a photocopied gnome tush look like? NO idea...we snatched him up and left without taking the copy.

put ingredients in a blender in the order listed....the strawberries act as the iceand need to be first in the blender.use the ice crusher on the blender first and then hit the blender on low, then high.

It will make a large full blender....just enough for a bunch of boys playing basketball, or when someone gets their braces tightened, or has a fever, or for any other reason you can think of!

Friday, May 20, 2011

Dean has a huge sweet tooth and I thought it would nice to make him some types of desserts I wouldn't normally make.....things that he liked but in deference to the family, wouldn't request.

So for his birthday, I gave him a 'dessert of the month club' subscription.Something made just for him,. He doesn't have to worry if the rest of the family will like it. He doesn't even have to share (but so far, he has.)

I forgot to take a photo of April's dessert...a lemon chess pie. It was really good....like a giant lemon bar.Everyone liked it...especially Dean, who LOVES lemon desserts.

In May, he requested a Lemon Meringue Pie......which turned out great too.Yes, I cheated and used a pre-made pie shell...

Monday, May 2, 2011

I wanted it to look camouflaged like a real nest would. I crocheted the nest using 2 types of yarn held together.Then I wove in beads, tinsel, embroidery thread, feathers, scraps of muslin and even tufts of rug fiber.

I whip stitched it around a pretty branch I found covered in lichen.I really LOVE it. This photo doesn't show how pretty it is!If you click on the photo, it will enlarge

I used some teeny wooden eggs and painted them to go in it.

Since the other nest is in my foyer, I made a teeny one using just something I made's tutorial.

It is small (not quite an 1 inch across) so I can't get a good photo of it with my camera....but here it is...

and here it is on my YOE tree...cute!

Then, I crocheted a nesting material bag and filled it up with dryer lint, yarn and feathers.

I hung it on the fence where birds sit between feeding and taking baths....

I'm pleased to say that the bird's are flocking to our yard this year. .maybe we'll have some real nests soon....keeping my fingers crossed!